Finally! Something newsworthy
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Jim Rosenthal
Supporter
I am delighted to see something serious on this site. And nautical to boot. It's a great day.
Site didn't work for me but perhaps it is similat to this er investment...
Cookies must be enabled. | The Australian
I love the comment about it being a bargain, good to know that in these tough times public money is being spent wisely on "artistic" balloon hire.
Tim.
Cookies must be enabled. | The Australian
I love the comment about it being a bargain, good to know that in these tough times public money is being spent wisely on "artistic" balloon hire.
Tim.
Here you go mate.....
The weather in Hong Kong on Thursday was gloomy, but a new arrival provided a bright spot to the city's iconic skyline. A giant rubber duck, 46 feet tall and 55 feet long, sailed into Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor to cheers, a brass band, and the media's flashing cameras, according to CNN.
The inflatable rubber duck, a floating art installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, has traveled to 13 cities in nine countries all over the world since 2007, including Amsterdam, Sao Paolo, Osaka and Sydney. Hofman said the duck represents the union of the people, adding "we're one family and all waters in the world is our global bathtub," according to the Guardian.
Made from inflatable plastic shell, a pontoon boat, and a generator to power it, the rubber duck floats gently through the environment without disrupting the nature of the marine life, according to EcoGreenGlobe.
The six-story-high duck installation, entitled "Spreading Joy Around the World" will be at Ocean Terminal City, Harbour City in Hong Kong until June 9, 2013. Hofman, famous for his humorous large-scale art installations, says on his website that he hopes his work causes "astonishment, and puts a smile on your face."
The next stop for the rubber duck is the United States, reports CNN. The exact destination, however, is "confidential," says Hofman.
The weather in Hong Kong on Thursday was gloomy, but a new arrival provided a bright spot to the city's iconic skyline. A giant rubber duck, 46 feet tall and 55 feet long, sailed into Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor to cheers, a brass band, and the media's flashing cameras, according to CNN.
The inflatable rubber duck, a floating art installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, has traveled to 13 cities in nine countries all over the world since 2007, including Amsterdam, Sao Paolo, Osaka and Sydney. Hofman said the duck represents the union of the people, adding "we're one family and all waters in the world is our global bathtub," according to the Guardian.
Made from inflatable plastic shell, a pontoon boat, and a generator to power it, the rubber duck floats gently through the environment without disrupting the nature of the marine life, according to EcoGreenGlobe.
The six-story-high duck installation, entitled "Spreading Joy Around the World" will be at Ocean Terminal City, Harbour City in Hong Kong until June 9, 2013. Hofman, famous for his humorous large-scale art installations, says on his website that he hopes his work causes "astonishment, and puts a smile on your face."
The next stop for the rubber duck is the United States, reports CNN. The exact destination, however, is "confidential," says Hofman.
My link was to a story re' the below:
The duck is clever.
Not so my local council's effort in commissioning this apparition for our local 100th birthday.
Cost of $300K.
A hot air balloon, called Skywhale.
It was paid for by the Australian Capital Territory taxpayers - strange arrangement. Click on the link in my first post on this thread for more details. (Post 5)
Tim.
Actually I may reconsider my position on this - as the majority of taxpayers in the ACT are bureaucrats, and assuming the balloon has any value of any sort, and as it is going to be flown in various sites around the country, it may well be the first time the Australian public has got anything of any worth whatsoever from a bureaucrat, or indeed Canberra... Even if it is stupid...
Compared to politicians and the "public service" it seems like fantastic value for money - just sayin'...
Tim.
Compared to politicians and the "public service" it seems like fantastic value for money - just sayin'...
Tim.
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Pete McCluskey.
Lifetime Supporter
And apparently quite sane people vote for the bastards............
Great. $300K for a taxpayer funded 'flying whale'. Unbelievable. 'Glad there's so much money floating around down there that 'the all knowing' can blow it on whatever goofy project they want.
'Wonder if taxpayers somewhere are/were 'on the hook' for the duck in some way. I wouldn't bet against it.
'Wonder if taxpayers somewhere are/were 'on the hook' for the duck in some way. I wouldn't bet against it.
